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Ben Stone the Bad Quaker and Michael W. Dean drop Part Nine in their 36-part series, “Adopting and Adapting the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts of World Service of Alcoholics Anonymous to treating the disease of Statism, the disease of clinging to bad ideas, and the disease of clinging to bad people.”

Michael and Ben give their experience, strength and hope on Step Nine: “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.”

The Freedom Feens have no connection to Alcoholics Anonymous and are using the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts of AA in the open-source way that AA allows, as long as it is made clear there is no endorsement from AA.

…and that’s three different topics, not one big topic. Ben Stone the Bad Quaker and Michael W. Dean talk about overcoming addiction, why not everyone needs to be an out-in-the-street activist, and why you should run screaming from anyone who practices Neuro-linguistic programming.

This is Part One in their 36-part series, “Adopting and Adapting the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts of World Service of Alcoholics Anonymous to treating the disease of Statism, the disease of clinging to bad ideas, and the disease of clinging to bad people.”

Michael and Ben give their experience, strength and hope on Step One: “We admitted we were powerless – that our lives had become unmanageable.”

The Freedom Feens have no connection to Alcoholics Anonymous and are using the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts of AA in the open-source way that AA allows, as long as it is made clear there is no endorsement from AA.

A between-episodes treat from the Freedom Feens Podcast. First half of Chapter 14 – Time Management for Calm and Profit, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, Audio book read by the author, Michael W. Dean.

In this chapter, I’m going to give you some more of my patented work philosophy – some “punk rock cheerleading.” Then we’ll get down to business with some serious step-by-step time-management ideas (including The Dean One-Page Plan). You could skip the theory part and go straight to THE PLAN, but you know by now how I work, so you know I think it’s all equally important. Besides, I’ll also make sure it’s all FUN.

Michael W. Dean’s groundbreaking 2009 libertarian self-help book, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (GET THE PAPERBACK OF THE BOOK on Amazon, HERE.)

A between-episodes treat from the Freedom Feens Podcast. Chapter 10 – Hardcore Recovery Without Meetings, first half of chapter, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, Audio book read by the author, Michael W. Dean.

Is life fair? Expectations are appointments with resentments. How to know the difference between apologies and amends (don’t TELL them what you’re going to do, ASK them what you can do). How to change your “playmates and playgrounds.” How to avoid the bullies who “bump into you, spill their OWN milk, and then sue YOU for your lunch money.” Becoming human. Giving back.

Michael W. Dean’s groundbreaking 2009 libertarian self-help book, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (GET THE PAPERBACK OF THE BOOK on Amazon, HERE.)

A between-episodes treat from the Freedom Feens Podcast. Chapter 9 – Twelve Steps? How About Two Steps!, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, Audio book read by the author, Michael W. Dean.

Here we show how the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous were based on the four Spiritual Practices of The Oxford Group, which are based on the Natural Law, which is included in The Only Two Rules in Life.

Michael W. Dean’s groundbreaking 2009 libertarian self-help book, A USER’S MANUAL FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (GET THE PAPERBACK OF THE BOOK on Amazon, HERE.)